Chandra, on the other hand, is the shortest man ever recorded, measuring 21.5in with a shoe size of just two.

Sultan added: “"I love London and to be able to finally meet Chandra after all this time is amazing.

"Even though he is short and I am tall, we have had similar struggles throughout our lives and when I look into Chandra’s eyes, I can see he’s a good man.”

Chandra lives in Reemkholi, an isolated village in the Dang district of Nepal, 540km southwest of the capital Kathmandu.

His height beat a benchmark set by Gul Mohammed, (from New Delhi, India, 1957-1997) who measured 22.5 in.

"I was confined to a small part of Nepal, now I am known to the world and everyone knows about me being the smallest man," he said.

"I'm very happy with that."

He added: “It’s been a lifelong dream to travel... I’m honoured to be in London, I’ve always wanted to visit and the fact I get to meet Sultan is special.

"It makes me extremely proud to represent Nepal all around the world, I’m extremely humbled by the support I receive.”

Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday, said: “Guinness World Records Day brings together like-minded people, whether they’re penguins, arrow catchers, basketball players, tall or short, we celebrate the uniqueness of individuals around the globe and invite anyone to participate in the international day of record breaking.”

As many as 600,000 other budding Guinness World Records title hopefuls from across the world have been taking part in GWR Day 2014.

Some incredible records are tumbling in Australia, France, Dubai, China, USA, Germany, Japan as well as in the UK.

In Shanghai, China, the Guinness World Record title for the most people eating breakfast in bed has been smashed.

388 people congregated in Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai, and tucked in to their morning meal simultaneously, beating the incumbent record by 99 people.